Complaint Against Mark, American Family
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Complaint >> Posted: Jun 19 '05 by Megan in Texas, United States |
| this man is trying to scam people. he has sent me two emails. i guess not knowing it was me the same girl he just tried to do this too. here are the two emails. please be carefull. he does this them says wife and daughter in bad car wreck and he will need you to send the check back ( he sends check before you even work for him ) but not the same check he wants you to put it in your bank accont thinking you now have this money in then take it out to send to him and then you have a hot check.
. From : tracyinlove001@yahoo.com Sent : Wednesday, June 15, 2005 7:19 PM To : lucky74_74@hotmail.com Subject : Babby Sitter In Need Gooday, My name is Mark Adam.I saw your profile from Aupair website,I will like to hire your service to take care of my Daughter Ann, age 8 years old for a period of 3 weeks from June 25th to July 12th,2005 and you will be required to live in our residence during this period as i will be away for business proposals.Please email me your rates for the specified 2 weeks and i will want you to know that your accomodation and feeding will be adequately taken care of by my wife and i and we will do our best to make your stay at our home a worthwhile one. I will make the payment by means of a Check which i will have made out to you as soon as possible.Also,email me your full names,address andtelepehone number where to mail the check for the payment.Our home address is-1541 Gaylord Trail Grapevine, Texas 76051 and if you need any other info you can call me on my Thuraya cell phone number+2348029424709 Waiting to read from you soon. Mark Adam From : markintl1@netzero.net Sent : Sunday, June 19, 2005 11:43 PM To : lucky74_74@hotmail.com Subject : Nanny Needed
Gooday, My name is Mark Kennebeck.I saw your profile from Aupair website,my own id-367880.I will like to hire your service to take care of my Daughter jennifer because i will be travelling to uk and is mum will be going to work and there is no one to look after her for me,she is age 7 years old,and i need you for a period of 1 Month from June 25th to July 2005 and you will be required to live in our residence or live out during this period as i will be away for business proposals.Please email me your rates for the specified 1 month and i will want you to know that your accomodation and feeding will be adequately taken care of by my wife and i and we will do our best to make your stay at our home a worthwhile one.Home address is-839 ashland ave,saint Paul,MN,55104 and i will make the payment by means of a Check which i will have made out to you as soon as possible.Also,email me your full names,address and telepehone number where to mail the check for the payment and if you need any other info you can call me on my Thuraya cell phone number+2348029424709 Waiting to read from you soon. best Regards Mark.
PLEASE ALL NANNYS AND AUPAIRS DONT THINK ABOUT WORKING FOR THIS MAN!!! ITS A SCAM! I HAVE TURNED HIM INTO GREATAUPAIR. THIS IS HIS SECOND GREATAUPAIR ID NUMBER. PLEASE BE VERY CAREFULL!!!! |
Comment >> Posted: Jun 21 '05 by Elizabeth in Ohio, United States
I received the same email from "Mark" as described above - 2 of them actually, and an email saying he had added my profile to his hot list. I never responded but it definitely seemed very weird that he wanted to send a check right away, seemed urgent to hire immediately, etc. I was turned off right away by the very strange e-mail/address request!
Read more on the whole alias Mark Kennebeck, alias Adam James, Nigerian Money Scam
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Comment >> Posted: Jun 28 '05 by anne in Minnesota, United States
i am currently dealing with this man under the same alias. however i have found another alias adam james and he is going through tuscan arizona.
Read more on the whole alias Mark Kennebeck, alias Adam James, Nigerian Money Scam
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Comment >> Posted: Aug 09 '05 by Lana in Michigan, United States
hello, i think i have been the latest victim of this man, his adres was in detroit, michigan by the name of james mark. he said he will be traveling to the UK and he has one daugher age 7 and he needed me for two months, he sent me a check of $5000 in the mail without ever speaking with me. i emailed him and said there has been a mistake and i will resturn the check but he said i must transfer it for him to NIgeria and if i dont he will loose his job! he even called me via an operator last nite and i put the phone down! GIRLS BE SO CAREFUL!
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Comment >> Posted: Aug 22 '05 by Jeanne in Colorado, United States
I am the next person in this man's line of scams. I got the EXACT SAME e-mail, except he was operating under the name of Wilbur Sutton from Colorodo Springs. I almost fell for his supposedly lucrative offer. He is mailing me a check for $2000, WITHOUT EVEN INTERVIEWING ME!!!! I smelled something very very phishy when he tried to lure me into this position. I thought what father would put his child in the hands of a stranger???? without an interview? Very very strange and wierd. My instincts told me to do a google.com search on this man "Wilbur Sutton" and this complaint page came on on the search engine. I am so glad of this warning!!! Nannies and Aupairs---BE AWARE!!!
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Comment >> Posted: Nov 02 '05 by Anna in City of London, United Kingdom
I though I'd let you know that people like the one you are talking on this site are not only trying to scam people pretending to be a family that is looking for a nanny. Yesterday and today I got 4 emails all together from strangers from Nigeria who for some reason have some money (HUGE MONEY) on some bank account in Nigeria and for another strange reason can't use it unless they take it out in another country and they are just asking me to do them a favour and let them use my bank account so that they can transfer the money abroad. They even wanna come here to say thank you to me personally and they are offering me 30% of the money. The reason why I am writing about it here is that I am amost 100% sure that they got my email address from GreatAupair website as this is the only place I left my email address at. I can only guess that I'm not the only one who got an email like that, and girls, be really careful, before I got these emails I thought that things like that couldn't happen to me but now I see that I can be a victim of people like that just like anyone else. Be very careful cos these people keep trying with many crazy methods.
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Comment >> Posted: Feb 04 '07 by Monique in Bayern, Germany
Dear All,
I think I am the next on his list. I forwarded my convo to GreatAupair and they confirmed it but I feel obliged to ad yet another alias to the list. Be careful when you receive an email like the following:
From: William Gossage [mailto:william_gossage@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 1:34 PM
To:
Subject: RE: Aupair Needed!!!
Hello!
I am a business man and i travel all around the U.S and hence to other countries too , for
business i can't leave my 2 kids all by themselves, as they are still young and will need care and affection when am not around them.Therefore i will want to know where you are at
present,your age and if you can start latest by December i will appreciate it i can even
introduce you to my travelling agent in other to make your trip to the U.S a fast one if you are not in the U.S. My picture is not on my profile and i will send them to you through mail as soon as i am free. My kids are inteligent,nice, adorable, cute and fun to be with i want you to be with them and take good care of them for about 8 months or above while am around and away.My kids names are Gerald who is nearly 2 yrs(male) and Elizabeth who is just 4 yrs (female). All i need from you is trust and honesty because i will not be at home with the kids and the kids stay alone with you due to my working status and for the fact that i travel alot i would not be at home to stay with them and as you know it there are alot of achievement in USA and you will be treated as part of the family from the minute you arrive.my boy like playing Our family is a little hectic at times but fun loving and energetic..The Aupair will have access to the internet and a television and video in her room. you will have your own double room with ensuite shower facilities. I would expect the aupair to work for 25hrs per week Mon-Fri with weekends off you can start doing some other things here in USA as you will have your working permit as soon as i'm okay with you will have to do some housework. I intend paying you 350-400USD per week depending on how much we appreciate you.
Till i hear from you, Here is my Contact Home address here in USA and as soon as you've arived in the airport i shall come for the pickup.This is my address below...
WILLIAM GOSSAGE
68 whiteboror Rd
Galesburg,
Illinois,
61401
Make sure you contact me asap so that i could link you up with my Preffered travelling agency so as to help you with your visa , air ticket and work permit in other to be available as fast as
possible.
Yours regard
WILLIAM GOSSAGE
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From: William Gossage [mailto:william_gossage@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:48 AM
To:
Subject: Aupair Needed!!!
Hello,
My name is Mr William Gossage l am single parent Residing in big house,am living in the United State,l have two kids they are living with me they are Gerald and Elizabeth and they are of ages 2 and 4.they are very lively and lover of fun,they love to meet people and relate with them in a very respective manner! l would like you to come and join my family,Due too the simple fact that i hope to find all the much expected and desired character in you when you become my Aupairs and i do hope you bring all the happiness of the world into our home when you become my Aupair... I would be gald if you can E mail me back at william_gossage@yahoo.com to state your position whether you would be coming to join my family or not . So we can start dicussing your weekly wages, salary other Job related income and moreso the duration of time you would love to work for me. Thanks !
WILLIAM GOSSAGE .
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Comment >> Posted: Jun 18 '07 by Ice in Manila, Philippines
Hey guys! Beware of this so called "MARK JAMES WILLIAMS". i also received the same email that he sent to one of the person who posted a comment here! It was really a good thing I run into complaint section on this website. Ths is where i found out that this guy is a swindler. The information he provided me dosn teven match a tall and he is very discreet in providing more information about himself. Good thing my big bro is there to help me investigate about this guy!
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emails he sent me!
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Hi,
Good Day to you , my name is Mark Williams, i am an international
Software Engineer and i stay in the United States and i travel alot and i lost my wife in a motor accident last March, looking for an aupair or nanny who will be staying here with my
kids while i'm working or when i travel , Kindly e-mail me as regards
to this offer and let me know how much will want to take per week.I look
forward to hear from you soon .if you are interested in this job
offer,so that i can provide you with more informations.
Thank you.
Mark Williams
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Hello,
Good Day to you, My name is Mark Williams, i am an international Software Engineer, and i travel alot and i lost my wife in motor accident last january, so i need an aupair to take care of my kids while am working or when i travel, i I have 2 kids Their names are mark and jane,ages 3-1 years old, i want you to be with them and take good care of them till probably when you want to leave,and i want you to be a mother to them because their mother is dead.All i need from you is trust and
honesty because i will not be at home with the kids and the kids will be with you due to my work status,and for the fact that i travel a lot, i will not be at home tostay with them and as you know it there are a lot of achievement in United States and you will be treated as part of the family from the minute you arrive.You will be payed $700 Equivalent to 350GBP per week.
My kids like playing video games,goingto cinemas,and shopping, Our family is a little hectic at times but fun loving and energetic.Our house is 30 minutes drive away from the International airport.You will have access to the internet and a television and video in your room. you will have your own double room with ensuite shower facilities,you will have a car should in case you want to take the children out,that is if you know how to drive. I would expect the you to work for 10hrs per day
Mon-Fri, weekends you can be off you can start doing some other things here in United States as you will have your working permit as soon as you have done what the Agency i am going to recommend instructs you to do. you will not do house work i have a house keeper and a cook so you dont have much stress,you can see is just to take care of the kids only.As soon as
you've arive the airport my driver shall come for your pickup.I will e-mail you my picture and my family pictures as soon as i have them scanned.
Do as i have instructed you.Contact this travelling agency who will arrange your travelling documents for you.I want you to start work latest by the 15th of next month.
Contact the agency at royaldutchtravels@yahoo.com
Thanks.
Mark Williams
903 Drew Street
Brooklyn 11208, NY
USA
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Comment >> Posted: Sep 12 '07 by anna in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
first time come this:
Hello Dear Aupair,
My name is Mark Williams, and i am an american citizen, i will want an honest, sincere and hardworking aupair to take care of my 2 kids, age 2-4, namely Mark and Jane, interested person should try and contact me, concerning payment and schdule or conditions will be explained to you if you are interested, below also is my contact address.
Regards
Mark
903 Drew Street
Brooklyn, 11208 United States
then this:
Hello,
Good Day to you, My name is Mark Williams, i am an international Software Engineer, and i travel alot and i lost my wife in motor accident last march, so i need an aupair to take care of my kids while am working or when i travel, i I have 2 kids Their names are mark and jane,ages 3-1 years old, i want you to be with them and take good care of them till probably when you want to leave,and i want you to be a mother to them because their mother is dead.All i need from you is trust and honesty because i will not be at home with the kids and the kids will be with you due to my work status,and for the fact that i travel a lot, i will not be at home tostay with them and as you know it there are a lot of achievement in United States and you will be treated as part of the family from the minute you arrive.You will be payed $700 Equivalent to 350GBP per week.
My kids like playing video games,goingto cinemas,and shopping, Our family is a little hectic at times but fun loving and energetic.Our house is 30 minutes drive away from the International airport.You will have access to the internet and a television and video in your room. you will have your own double room with ensuite shower facilities,you will have a car should in case you want to take the children out,that is if you know how to drive. I would expect the you to work for 10hrs per day Mon-Fri, weekends you can be off you can start doing some other things here in United States as you will have your working permit as soon as you have done what the Agency i am going to recommend instructs you to do. you will not do house work i have a house keeper and a cook so you dont have much stress,you can see is just to take care of the kids only.As soon as you've arive the airport my driver shall come for your pickup.I will e-mail you my picture and my family pictures as soon as i have them scanned.
Do as i have instructed you.Contact this travelling agency who will arrange your travelling documents for you.I want you to start work latest by the 15th of next month.
Contact the agency at royaldutchtravels@yahoo.com
Thanks.
Mark Williams
903 Drew Street
Brooklyn 11208, NY
USA
the next mail:
Hello Maria,
Let me know when you will be able to start work, i want you for the 15th next month, so contact the agency for the processing of your papers.
the next mail is this:
They must have sent to you a mail by now
Hello Please,
Thanks for the message you sent to us.We really appreaciate your
effort concerning working with Mr Mark Williams.We will like to know your
location so as for us to know where to start with concerning your
travelling document.You will have to get back to us with the below
information so as for us to go ahead with your visa application.Due to the high
rate of crime in the country now,you will have to provide to us the
below information
1. Your Full Name
2. Your Full Address and Country
3. Phone Number
4. Scanned page of International passport page.
5.Passport photo
6.$1,980 Agency Fee/Processing Fee (Airline Ticket Included)
Once we receive all this from you.You will have to give us 2-3 working
days to work on your visa.
Waiting to hear from you asap
Jacke bourne
105 Fifth Ave. NE,
Saint Petersburg,
FL, 33701
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Comment >> Posted: Sep 12 '07 by anna in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
But this is not all the next day come this :
Hello ,
I am Mr. Greg Wilson 35 Years Old,From USA.I work in an fabric company in United Kingdom and i dont usually stays home unless during weekends.My contact address is : 14 chattam place London. I will like you to know that i have just two kids which name is john and jane they are both boy and Girl they are just 4 and 6 years old Respectively.I need a fun friendly au pair to play with them and enjoy them because they are the only one left at home after there Mother died in a motor accident.And i have an apartment room for you that would be taking care of the boy and girl in my house.Our polish au pair sadly left us this july to continue her studies,So i will like you to know that i will be paying you 1000 POUND for every four weeks and a pocket money of 150POUND per week for the buying of some things for your self.And the working hour is just 8 hours per day and your responsibility in my house is just to take care of my son and daughter ,taking them on shopping ,taking them to where the school bus will pick them up from which is just 2 km ahead from home.And also you have a private room bathroom toilet,free internet facilities and also if you wish to be having free period from 5 pm to 6 pm is acceptable.So i will like you to get back to me if you are interested in being my
au pair nanny for my boy and girl and We dont expect experience with children - but we would expect you to love and play with them.Here is my email greg_wilson40@hotmail.com or greg_wilson040@yahoo.com and you can also add me to your yahoo greg_wilson040 get back to me as soon as possible so I will know where to start and my kids will be very happy to have you as there nanny So i hope to hear from you soon
Regards
Greg Wilson
and the second mail is:
hello
that wouldnt be a problem but you would have to have a valid visa and some other documents and you can contact my agency on that and let me know in anyways i can be of assistance.
thank you
ok ok ok we know what is the next mail!
is here nobody can help us bye so bad boys??
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